eSmart

eSmart

Karoo Primary School is working towards becoming an eSmart school. An eSmart school is where the smart, safe and responsible use of information and communications technology is a cultural norm. Students, teachers and the wider school community are equipped to embrace the best these technologies can offer, while being savvy about the pitfalls.

We follow a whole-school framework and steps in order to progress and monitor our progress towards accreditation as an eSmart School. This framework helps our school improve cyber safety and reduce cyber bullying and bullying.

eSmart Schools is a behaviour-change initiative in over 2, 200 schools across Australia. It is an initiative of the Alannah & Madeline Foundation and uses a cultural change approach to improve cyber safety and reduce cyber bullying.

Feel free to talk to your Classroom teacher or eSmart team if you have further questions.

This is a fantastic resource for parents who wish to learn about the digital world and keep up to date on the technology that their children are using.

There is assistance for using different devices, tips for setting up safety and security settings, choosing movies and games. There is also strategies for parents in order to keep their children safe online.

Dr Michael Carr-Gregg

Dr Michael Carr-Gregg is a Australian Psychologist and a leading advocate relating to mental health and child safety. Below are some YouTube clips where Dr Carr-Gregg goes through a number of different topics and gives tips for parents. Well worth a watch.